Fulham took Ruben Amorim’s side all the way to penalties at Old Trafford before Bernd Leno made two crucial saves to punch his side’s ticket to the final eight.
Marco Silva’s side will now host London rivals Crystal Palace after they came ran out 3-1 winners over Millwall on Sunday.
Defending Premier League champions Manchester City survived a scare against Plymouth but face a tricky last-eight clash against the in-form Bournemouth who won on penalties against Wolves.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa will take on Preston North End who beat Burnley to become the only Championship side left in the competition.
And finally, Brighton earned a extra-time 2-1 win over Newcastle and will face the winner of Nottingham Forest versus Ipswich which takes place on Monday evening.
Fixtures for the FA Cup quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Saturday 29 March.
The semis follow on the weekend of 26 April and the final is set for Saturday 17 May at Wembley.
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